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 390 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 403--JUNE 29, 1937 ment of engineering or other professional services, by contract or R.S. ° 3709. otherwise, and without reference to section 37 09 of the Revised 41 U.S. C.°5. Statutes (U. S . C ., title 41, sec . 5), or the Classification Act of 192 3, as amended and engineering and incidental expenses, $30,000 ; Openingstreets,etc ., To carry out tile provisions of existing law which authorize the permanent h ighway system. Commissioners of the District of Columbia to open, extend, straighten, or widen any street, avenue, road, or highway, in accord- ance with the plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of Columbia, including the procurement of chains of title, PT0US8o $150,000, to remain available until June 30, 1939 : Provided That A lley imp rove - ments, building lines, this appropriation shall be available to carry out the provision of etc. existing law for the opening, extension, widening, or straightening of alleys and minor streets and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia ; msw ork en tan dpe r- For assessment and permit work, paving of roadways under the permit system, and construction and repair of sidewalks and curbs around public reservations and municipal and United States build- ings, including purchase or condemnation of streets, roads, and alleys, and of areas less than two hundred and fifty square feet at the inter- section of streets, avenues, or roads in the District of Columbia, to be selected by the Commissioners, and including maintenance of non-passenger-ca rrying motor vehi cles, $150,000 ; For personal services, trees and parkings, $26,600 ; Trees and parkings . For contingent expenses, trees and parkings, including laborers, trimmers, nurserymen, repairmen, teamsters, hire of carts, wagons, or motor trucks, trees, tree boxes, tree stakes, tree straps, tree labels, planti ng and care of trees, and tr ee spac es on city an d subur ban streets, purchase and maintenance of non-passenger-carrying motor vehicles, and miscellaneous items, $100,000 ; Disbursem ents, etc. In all, not to, exceed $2,894,340, to be immediately available ; to be disbursed and accounted for as "Gasoline tax, road, and street im- provements and repairs", and for that purpose shall constitute one Provisos. fund : Provided, That assessments in accordance with existing law existing law. under shall be made for paving and repaving roadways, alleys, and side- walks where such roadways, alleys, and sidewalks are paved or re- paved with funds derived from the collection of the tax on motor- vehicle fuels and accretions by repayment of assessments : Provided Use, grade crossing further, That any portion of this appropriation (Gasoline tax, road elammataon projects . and street improvements and repairs) may be used for payment to contractors and foi- other expenses in connection with the expense of design, construction, and inspection of grade-crossing elimination 49 Stat. 1521 . projects authorized under section 8 of Act of Congress, Public Law Numbe red 686, Sev enty- four th C ongr ess, appr oved Jun e 16, 1936, pending reimbu rsement to the Distri ct of Columbi a by th e Depar t- ment of Agriculture, reimbursement to be credited to fund from which payment was ma de. Min or cha nges in sidewalks and road- The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized ways. and empowered, in their discretion, to fix or alter the respective widths of sidewalks and roadways (including tree spaces and park- ing) of all highways that may be improved under appropriations contained in this Act. forOpstreetA competition No part of any appropriation co ntained in this A ct shall be avail- ment contracts ¢ able for repairing, resurfacing, or newly paving any street, avenue, or roadway by private contract unless the specifications for such work shall be so prepared as to permit of fair and open competition in paving material as well as in price. Repai rs for infer ior In addition to t he provision of e xisting law requi ring contractors work by contractors requiredforadditional to keep new pavements in repair for a period of one year from the period. date of the completion of the work, the Commissioners of the Dis-